Is there a blue wood?

OK, so it's not like smurf-blue, but still: Blue hardwood! It comes from Talipariti elatum, the so-called “Blue Mahoe” tree, which is native to the Caribbean and is, apparently, the national tree of Jamaica. Turns out it also grows very quickly and shows some promise for sustainable forestry.
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Is there any wood that is naturally blue?

Blue Mahoe is one of very few woods with an overall gray heartwood appearance (in its fresh and unweathered state), and perhaps the only commercially available wood that can exhibit a bluish hue.
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What is Blue Mahoe wood?

The blue mahoe is a beautiful and durable timber that is widely used for cabinet making and also for making decorative objects such as picture frames, bowls and wood carvings. The inner bark of the tree is often referred to as Cuba bark because it was formerly used for tying bundles of Havana cigars..
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Is there a green colored wood?

Verawood is a beauitful green wood.
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What colors are wood?

Wood ranges in color from a pale cream to a yellowish-brown or straw color with the sapwood and heartwood very similar.
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What wood is naturally purple?

Peltogyne, commonly known as purpleheart, violet wood, amaranth and other local names (often referencing the colour of the wood) is a genus of 23 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae; native to tropical rainforests of Central and South America; from Guerrero, Mexico, through Central America, and as far as ...
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What is Purple Heart wood?

DESCRIPTION. Purpleheart heartwood is a deep purple-violet when freshly cut, maturing to a dark brown. The original color is restored when re-cut. Grain is straight, but often irregular, wavy and sometimes interlocked. Texture is moderate to fine.
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What color is rosewood wood?

Rosewood is a deep, ruddy brown to purplish-brown colour, richly streaked and grained with black resinous layers. It takes a fine polish but because of its resinous nature is difficult to work.
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What wood is naturally red?

Redheart (Erythroxylon spp.) This Central American hardwood boasts a bright-red color when freshly cut that darkens to deep red over time. The wood features tight, straight grain, making it suitable for turning.
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What is blue wood?

BluWood is a treated wood used in the framing of residential or commercial buildings. According to the BluWood website, they “provide the building industry with a new level of defense.
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What is the hardest wood in the world?

1. Australian Buloke – 5,060 IBF. An ironwood tree that is native to Australia, this wood comes from a species of tree occurring across most of Eastern and Southern Australia. Known as the hardest wood in the world, this particular type has a Janka hardness of 5,060 lbf.
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What does a Blue Mahoe tree look like?

The Blue Mahoe tree is quite attractive. Its characteristics include a straight trunk, broad green leaves and hibiscus-like flowers. This attractive hibiscus-like flower changes colour as it matures. It would go from bright yellow to orange red and then finally to crimson (which is a deep purplish red).
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What is blue pine lumber?

Blue pine, sometimes called denim pine, isn't an actual species of wood. Blue pine is a term coined to describe pine lumber, usually from lodgepole pine trees, that has been infected and killed by the mountain pine beetle. Lodgepole pine is found in the northwestern United States and western Canada.
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What color is maple wood?

Maple is a creamy white hardwood that sometimes has a reddish tinge. One of the hardest wood species, maple is often chosen for heavy-use items, like dressers and kitchen cabinets.
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What color is mahogany wood?

Mahogany is a reddish-brown color. It is approximately the color of the wood mahogany. However, the wood itself, like most woods, is not uniformly the same color and is not recognized as a color by most. The first recorded use of mahogany as a color name in English was in 1737.
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Why is rosewood illegal?

In January of 2017, the CITES convention (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) in Geneva, Switzerland passed a ban on the use of rosewood and Bubinga as tonewoods, making it more difficult to ship or travel with musical instruments made with any amount of these endangered ...
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What color is teak?

Teak is a tawny golden color with dark brown and gold streaks when freshly cut. Over time, this color lightens as it dries, giving it a regal, aged look. It's this beauty and durability that makes Teak a popular choice for both interior and exterior wood furniture, flooring, paneling, trim and elsewhere.
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Why is rosewood so rare?

Because of its popularity, rosewood trees have been heavily harvested, resulting in all kinds of rosewood species becoming increasingly scarce.
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What is the rarest wood in the world?

Agar Wood. Agarwood is famous for the tea, oil, and perfume that it produces. It's hefty price tag is thanks to its incredibly high demand and extreme rarity – it's one of the rarest trees in the world.
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Is there an orange wood?

Padauk is a very dense exotic wood known for its bright red to orange color. Padauk is often times mixed with other species to create color contrast within a given project. Padauk is a common and relatively inexpensive exotic wood, making it a great choice for all woodworkers.
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What is a purple stud for?

A: They are painted purple for marketing reasons! Temple-Inland introduced the infamous purple studs during the housing boom following World War II as a marketing tactic to compete again Douglas fir studs from the West Coast.
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What is yellow heart wood?

Yellowheart is a neo-satine wood whose color can range from pale yellow to bright yellow to varying shades of gold. Sapwood is lighter and pale, but not always easily discerned from pale-colored heartwood. Its grains are typically straight, but can also by wavy and/or interlocked.
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What does zebra wood look like?

Zebrawood proper

The heartwood is a pale golden yellow, distinct from the very pale color of the sapwood and features narrow streaks of dark brown to black. Zebrawood can also be a pale brown with regular or irregular marks of dark brown in varying widths.
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What is Violet wood?

Definition of violet wood

1 : any of several hard purplish or reddish woods especially : kingwood. 2 : a tree that yields violet wood. 3 : purpleheart.
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